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| From | "Zac Webb" <zedstardust@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: How does Big Star rate with you? |
| Date | Fri, 11 May 2007 15:25:18 -0600 |
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Also,
The Big Star bio is a pretty interesting read if you haven't read it yet.
It only made them better to me.
"Big Star: The Short Life, Painful Death, and Unexpected Resurrection of the
Kings of Power Pop" by Rob Jovanovic
Check it out!
-Zac
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:59:08 -0700 (PDT)
>From: William Rabeneck <largro13@yahoo.com>
>To: audities@smoe.org
>Subject: How does Big Star rate with you?
>Message-ID: <171957.35639.qm@web37308.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
>
>Hi,
>
> The Beatles and Big Star are my two favorite bands. And I think we all
>know how most people rate and feel about the Beatles.
>
> Big Star is more complicated. I was just wondering what kind of
>opinions that Audities members have about Big Star.
>
> Do you feel like I do: that they were criminally under-rated when they
>were together?
>
> Or do you think that they are, maybe, over-rated by folks who like to be
>fans of a 'well kept secret'?
>
> Do you think that Alex Chilton and Chris Bell suffer a little bit of the
>reverse of what John Lennon and Paul McCartney did when one died. In my
>personal opinion, Lennon's death elevated his reputation above what it
>would likely be, if he was still alive. And Paul McCartney seems to be
>under creditted for his contributions to the Beatles. And in my personal
>opinion, Chris Bell's death seems to have doomed him to relative obscurity,
>while it may have left Alex Chilton slightly over-rated as a songwriter.
>
> What are your thoughts on Big Star and their importance or lack of
>importance (if that's your opinion) as a band?
>
> Peace,
>
> W.D.
>
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